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After 20 years, in the market for a power amp

Hello:

Longtime lurker/reader of this forum. Recently my long time and beloved Odyssey Khartago shed its left channel and I had been long past ready to move on from it anyway. I am a typically slow upgrader as I am much more a listener than a tweaker. It is therefore time to invest in a new power amp. My system specs:

GoldenEar Triton Ones

Rega P8 TT w/Apheta 3 

Aria phono amp

Primaluna Dialogue Premium p/a

Rotel 1570 CD spinning into a Schiit Yggdrasil

Odyssey Khartago Power amp

AntiCable interconnects

AudioQuest speaker cable

The Khartago, while wholly competent, has long since since been bypassed by the rest of my gear. Looking for something with some synergy with the Primaluna.

Budget $5-7k. Been researching feverishly but it is difficult to get an audition. Suggestions?

 

 

 

pvnasby
pvnasby OP
9 posts
 

This has given me a lot to think about. Auditioned a Rogue Stereo 100 today and thought it was a nice little amp, but not quite what I’m looking for. A lot of this has me questioning my approach to power amplification generally. It would help if I could listen to a pure Class A amp. 

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markalarsen
658 posts
 

Bel Canto or PS Audio are in your price range, new or used. 

tweak1
3,677 posts
 

@jaymark 

+1 for his recommendation, especially now that PSA has brought the MSRP down to earth

yyzsantabarbara
4,917 posts
 

I have a Schitt Wotan amp on order (arrives next week). For the past 2 weeks, I have been temporarily listening to the CODA #16 amp with my Magnepan Mini speakers. It wsa not a good match with my Schitt Yggdrasil+ LIM DAC. I changed out the LIM DAC to the Yggdrasil+ OG DAC and wow what an incredible sound.

This setup will go head-2-head with the $2000 Wotan replacing the CODA #16. It should be interesting. The CODA #16 normally plays with a different speaker in another room, but I do not want to move it now.

Hopefully, Schitt again rises to the occasion as they have done with the Yggdrasil DACs.

I sold my Sanders Magtech amp to get the cheaper Wotan. The Sanders is great with Magnepan's but I needed an amp with manual STANDBY, not auto.

 

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